Lowering nicotine levels in cigarettes

could lead to a million lost jobs 

Altria is predicting dire consequences if the Food and Drug Administration carries out a plan it’s considering that would lower nicotine in cigarettes by as much as 97 percent. The nation’s unemployment rate could rise from 3.9 percent to 4.5 percent if a very-low nicotine standard were put in place.

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